The Rev. Frank Spencer, executive director of Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, talks about the meal and food-distribution services that the organization operates on behalf of the needy.

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Sarah Rafique
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Since losing her job about five months ago, the homeless woman relies more heavily on nonprofit assistance and government-issued food stamps.

After the House approved $39 billion in cuts over the next decade to the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the food stamp program, Watkins said she's more worried about where her next meal will come from. ...